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8th grade Biotechnology Project: Biofuels Wikispace Rubric

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TASK	Missing	Developing	Accomplished	Exemplary	Self score (out of a possible 100 pts)	Total Score from teacher (100 pts)
Notes (30 pts)	Did not turn in notes. (0 pts)	Notes are unorganized, less than 10 keywords, 10 key phrases and 5 images. Some of these are not high quality or relevant to biofuels. (18 pts)	Notes are organized, there are at least 10 different keywords, 10 key phrases and 5 key images. Some of these are less than high quality and relevant to biofuels. (24 pts)	Notes are organized, there are at least 10 different keywords, 10 key phrases and 5 key images. Each of these are high quality and relevant to biofuels. (30 pts)	_pt(s)	_pt(s)
Bibliography with proper citations (10 pts)	Did not turn in bibliography. (0 pts)	Less than a majority of the keywords, key phrases and images are properly cited. (6 pts)	A majority of the keywords, key phrases and images are properly cited. (8 pts)	Every idea in the final essay is properly cited and included in the bibliography. (10 pts)	_pt(s)	_pt(s)
Wikispace (60 pts)	No webpage handed in. (0 pts.)	The published work is poorly constructed and poorly reasoned. The project is not complete and is missing one or more of the essential components listed in the next column.(36 pts.)	The published work is well-constructed and well-reasoned, but not both. The project includes the essential components: an compelling answer to the question, Why are biofuels important? The answer is justified by a five paragraph essay with two reasons each supported by three statements of fact. There are well-written introduction and conclusion paragraphs each with a clear topic statement. education required (48 pts.)	The published work is both excellently written and well-reasoned. All the essential components of the project are present described in the previous column. The essay is written with the student’s own words. Each piece of information is properly cited. (60 pts.)	_pt(s)	_pt(s)
				TOTAL SCORE	/100pts	/100pts